Abstract:Abstract: Objective To analyze the safety and effect of uncut Roux-en-Y esophago-jejunostomy in the digestive tract reconstruction after radical total gastrectomy. Methods The clinic data of 163 cases who underwent radical total gastrectomy for gastric cancer were retrospectively analyzed. They were divided into uncut Roux-en-Y group (uncut group) and pure Roux-en-Y group (Roux group) according to the ways of digestive tract reconstruction. Surgical reconstruction time, incidences of early and long-term postoperative complications, occurrence of Roux stasis syndrome (RSS), single meal intake 12 months after operation, the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and the Visick rating index were compared. Results The time of digestive tract reconstruction in the uncut group was significantly shorter than that in the Roux group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of the early postoperative anastomosis complications, postoperative dumping syndrome or reflux esophagitis between the two groups (P > 0.05). The incidence of RSS in the uncut group was significantly lower than that in the Roux group (P < 0.05). The variation trends of the PNI were different in the two groups, the PNI in the uncut group was significantly higher than that in the Roux group 12 months after operation (P < 0.05). The proportions of the patients of the Visick grade Ⅰ and Ⅱ and the food intake reaching 80% of the preoperative level in the uncut group were significantly higher than those in the Roux group 12 months after operation (P < 0.05). Conclusions The uncut Roux-en-Y anastomosis doesn't increase the operative risks or the occurrence rates of the postoperative anastomosis complications, while has apparent advantages in the improvement of postoperative food intake and nutrition status and reduction of occurrence rate of RSS; therefore it has the value of clinical promotion.